Grass Valley Kaleido-Solo User Manual

A Miranda Quick-Start Guide

Loudness Monitoring &

Analysis

Using Kaleido-Solo KS-910

865-99M05-500 rev 4

April, 11 2013

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Kaleido-X Hardware – Description and Installation

Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3

Task 1 – Connecting Kaleido-Solo to a network ......................................................................... 4

Task 2 – Firmware Verification and Upgrading ........................................................................... 5

Task 3 – Loudness Measurement Setup on the Kaleido-Solo .................................................... 7

Task 4 – Managing Loudness Logging and Analysis using iControl ........................................ 9

Task 5 – Using the Audio Loudness Analyzer ........................................................................... 19

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Loudness Monitoring and Analysis using the Kaleido Solo KS-910

Introduction

Kaleido-Solo is a compact, standalone 3Gbps/HD/SD video to HDMI converter, which allows low cost LCD displays to
be used for video and loudness/dialnorm monitoring. It’s ideal for many professional monitoring applications, including
production, mobile truck, post-production and broadcast.

An important feature of the KS-910 model is the provision for operators to monitor loudness and dialnorm levels
accurately over time, without the cost and complexity of a traditional loudness monitoring device.

Loudness data can be displayed and analyzed in two ways:

 Using the on-board graphing capability, displayed on a monitor fed from the K-Solo’s HDMI output.

 Using Miranda’s Audio Loudness Analyzer over an iControl interface.

The on-board loudness analysis is fully explained in the Kaleido Solo User’s Manual and will not be repeated here,
except as excerpted in step 3 of the following.

The purpose of this guide is to consolidate information about using the Audio Loudness Analyzer through iControl to
analyze loudness information originating from the Kaleido-Solo. The following tasks will be described:

1. Connecting the Kaleido-Solo to a network

2. Making sure you have the correct firmware version installed on Kaleido-Solo, by verifying, and upgrading if
necessary.

3. Setting up the loudness measurement parameters on Kaleido-Solo

4. Managing loudness logging and analysis using iControl.

5. Running the Audio Loudness Analyzer

This guide is deliberately brief, and focused on specific functions of the named products (Kaleido-Solo, iControl,
iControl-Solo, Loudness Analyzer). When more information is required, the user should consult the product’s User
Manual.

 User manuals for Miranda products are available for download at www.miranda.com/support

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Kaleido-X Hardware – Description and Installation

Connect your Ethernet cable to the rear-panel Ethernet
port.

A button refresher:

= UP;

= DOWN;

= ENTER

= ESCAPE

1. Use UP and DOWN to navigate to the Ethernet
panel.

2. ENTER to move into the Ethernet setup page

3. Using the buttons, navigate to the IP address,
position the highlight on the address box you want to
modify and press ENTER.

4. Using the UP & DOWN buttons set the desired
value.

5. Press ENTER to confirm the value.

6. Repeat 3 to 5 until all values have been entered.

7. Move to “Apply Settings” and press ENTER

From Windows Start Menu, click run, type cmd and
press <enter> on your keyboard or click OK in the Run
window.

In the DOS Command window type: “ping <your IP
Address>” and press <Enter>

 If you receive a response from the Kaleido Solo, it

confirms that the IP address was correctly set, and
the command window can be closed.

Task 1 – Connecting Kaleido-Solo to a network

Prerequisites:
If you do not plan to use DHCP for your IP address, obtain the following information from your network administrator:

1. Static IP Address.

2. Net Mask.

3. Gateway.

View the output of the Kaleido-Solo on a monitor, and press ENTER on the Kaleido-Solo front panel to open the menu
display.

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Task 2 – Firmware Verification and Upgrading

Access the Kaleido-Solo’s web page:

1. Launch your Internet browser

2. Enter the IP address of your Kaleido-Solo, as set in
Task 1.

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